MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 1st 2007
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Thursday, February 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine pension fund reform proposal gets mixed marks
A proposal by the Argentine government to allow some 11 million people to migrate from the private AFJPs pension funds to the state-run scheme has won widespread praise for the sake of freedom of choice, but also criticism, with observers telling MercoPress that it has been timed ahead of the October's presidential vote, aimed at “funding” the government even a step towards re-estatization.
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Thursday, February 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Global warming 'very likely' man-made
The world's leading climate scientists, in their most powerful language ever used on the issue, said global warming is “very likely” man-made, according to a new report obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
